Reader snapshots for the week of May 4, 2013

Cliff Cammarata photographed this swallow tailed kite while hiking at the Pinelands Natural Area in St. Lucie County. "He kept gliding over me and looking down."$RETURN$$RETURN$

Martin County. Photo by Jean Daly. Where photo was taken: My front yard, Palm City. We had a flock of Cedar Waxwings in the tree tops this morning of our front yard. Here is a picture of a bunch snuggled together on a branch

Tom Lohr found this pair of rosette spoonbills flying low over a pond in Sebastian. The pictures was taken with a Nikon D90 and Nikkor 18-105 mm lens.$RETURN$$RETURN$

Joan Eubank found this beautiful trumpet plant full of blooms at Tropical Ranch Botanical Gardens. "Yes, spring is in the air!"

Katherine Joline Tucker found this muscovy duck cruising the canal that runs under Barefoot Blvd. in Barefoot Bay, "This photo was taken around 7 in the evening, as the sun was beginning to set, which enhanced the color of the reflections. The photo was taken with a Nikon Coolpix L810, then cropped to provide a closeup of what I call 'the ugly duck\', but what is, in this case, quite striking against the waters it is traveling in."$RETURN$$RETURN$

Sandi Hellstrom took this photograph traveling west on Delaware Avenue in Fort Pierce one evening. "It reminded me of an African saying "The road does not tell the traveler what lies ahead.""

Eva Kemp photographed this woodpecker on a bird feeder in Hobe Sound.$RETURN$$RETURN$

Ken Smith captured this sight of a dolphin having a bit of fun behind the boat Smith was riding in on the Indian River Lagoon near the Fort Pierce Inlet, in this image submitted in April 2013.

Tim Hinkle Jr. had a surprise visitor to his koi pond on Easter Sunday. "She came close and took and drink and as quick as she arrived she was gone."$RETURN$$RETURN$

John Nicolosi photographed this sunset following a dinner with friends in Savanna Club in Port St. Lucie.

Joan Eubank thinks that this is a great place to be on a hot day in Tropical Farms.$RETURN$$RETURN$

Crystal Samuel photographed this peacock in Fort Pierce looking over his shoulder at her while she admired his beautiful feathers.

Susan Bishop photographed St. Francis and the flowers â€” a statue amid the backyard bougainvillea â€” in Vero Beach.$RETURN$$RETURN$

Claudia Ford photographed this baby owl in the Four Rivers neighborhood in Palm City. Ford notes that the owl was blown out of its nest in mid-March and could not fly as of April 12, when this photo was taken.

Tim Hinkle Jr. came across this wood duck in western Indian River County. "He is just beautiful in his colors as he swam against the grass filled water. What an amazing sight to see."$RETURN$$RETURN$

Crystal Samuel photographed this "peace sign" she found in nature at Teague Hammock in Fort Pierce.